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You remember those do you? I worked on them at the tail end of their existence in 88-90.
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I worked on 'em at the tail end of the 70's / early 80s. I thought they were quick in those days ... 
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"This will take a while"
Yep. You got that right ...
Fortunately the Surface isn't: and despite having only the one screen it's working just fine. I still can't connect to the dev SQL instance, but since that's updating ATM it'll have to wait anyway.
Suspicion is falling on the differences between Win 10 Home (Wookietab, worked fine) and Win 10 Pro (Surface, can see the instance but not connect to it).
It's a very capable little machine, much more so than I thought, and despite the silly battery connector it seems to last OK - nowhere near the Wookietab, but that had 11Ah instead of 5.5Ah and a more feeble processor to work with ...
I like the Type Cover, it's nice to work with even if the key travel is understandably short.
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So it's sat at 27% complete for half an hour.
I grab the Surface, and Google "Win 10 1903 update stuck at 27%" up comes the page, I start reading ... and the desktop reboots: immediately up to 60%.
I think MS is "being amusing" today ...
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ms progress figures have never been mathematical percentages.
They're statistical percentages, and we all know what statistics are.
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Quote: "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and political promises statistics".
Mind you: xkcd: Estimation[^] 
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Mine update to 1903 last week. Yes, it took quite a while, but otherwise was relatively painless. Good luck.
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OriginalGriff wrote: my desktop is updating Windows to 1903
And here I thought Windows 2000 was old!
When I was growin' up, I was the smartest kid I knew. Maybe that was just because I didn't know that many kids. All I know is now I feel the opposite.
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honey the codewitch wrote: And here I thought Windows 2000 was old!
No, it's me that's old!
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but still the original. presumably in the original packaging. that's worth something these days.
When I was growin' up, I was the smartest kid I knew. Maybe that was just because I didn't know that many kids. All I know is now I feel the opposite.
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Mine did that today. The update failed and then it wouldn't boot. I messed around with some things in the BIOS and when it finally came back up it decided to uninstall the update.
This has all the makings of a "Why I Hate MS Today" post.
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I kinda miss Christian Graus's "Why xxx Sucks Today" posts ...
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Missus had a day surgery on Thursday so no legs are getting thrown over tonight. So off to a pub of her choosing, says it has $4.00 schooners so I shall be happy and pissed.
She said it had karaoke at 20:00, don't think there are enough schooners in the world to get me up there.
As long as there are no pokies I'll be a happy pisshead.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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Michael Martin wrote: She said it had karaoke at 20:00, don't think there are enough schooners in the world to get me up there.
I'd drink faster then, I firmly believe nothing makes beer go flat faster then some tone deaf dopey git's excessively amplified karayodling.
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Michael Martin wrote: As long as there are no pokies I'll be a happy pisshead.
And if there are you'll be a sober, penniless, pisshead?
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OriginalGriff wrote: And if there are you'll be a sober, penniless, pisshead?
I hate them, Missus can't leave them alone. I bought a house at 22, at 27 it looked like I would pay it off at 32, at 29 I sold it as I couldn't stand robbing Peter to pay Paul and keep financially afloat. Now at 50 I only have about $30K in unsecured debt I am still paying off.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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Ah. She picked the venue? Ouch ...
Sabotage the power grid?
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OriginalGriff wrote: Ah. She picked the venue? Ouch ...
Sabotage the power grid?
This pub was built prior to 1900 I believe, no later than 1920 anyway, don't think thay have many if at all. Most pubs now in NSW have 30 (maximum they can have) and it is there lifeline.
Don't mention the clubs, 2km away we have the Rooty Hill RSL Club, 600+ of the faarrrkkkkers.
Michael Martin
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"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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Take away her tablet before she discovers the online versions: Gambling companies see huge rise in complaints - BBC News[^]
One woman lost £663,000 to a single company ...
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Michael Martin wrote:
Now at 50 I only have about $30K in unsecured debt I am still paying off.
At age 41 I was laid off and started my software business, That was 1991 and I paid off all my debt and lived on a cash basis ever since. No debt whatsoever. It's a good feeling, for sure.
About 1o years ago , I did have some credit card debtleftand a company called and said thatthey could settle the debt for half the cost.
I told them, no, I agreed to pay that off, and
I'm a man of my word. I paid it off and destroyed the credit cards!
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Happy 28th
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Faarrrkkkk. Just changed to plastic schooners. Got last glass, gotta get Missus to go home or move to another pub, won't drink beer from plastic
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
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28th? Congrats!!
6 of the happiest years of her life!
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